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Members of the team from Waipahu, Hawaii, storm the field after winning the Little League World Series championship game with a 12-3 defeat of Matamoros, Mexico. it was the fourth straight year that a U.S. team has won the title.

Denise Okouchi, 45, public high school teacher from Waipahu, a Kerry supporter, faulted the president for the No Child Left Behind Act. "With the passage of No Child Left Behind and as an educator, seeing that there is no federal funding to actually fund a federal mandate, I find that ludicrous," Okouchi said.

John Anderson wasn't surprised that on their way to winning the American Legion World Series this week, Eden Prairie was able to beat warm-weather teams from Waipahu, Hawaii, Gaffney, S.C., Tupelo, Miss., and Las Vegas -- all places where they can play baseball at least 10 months of the year compared to the short season in Minnesota.